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Using the Dataset's NoShowRate (Current Month) flag, these routes have the highest no-show rates (share of scheduled riders who did not board):
| Route | School Level | Pickup Time | No-Show Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 14 | Middle School | 7:08 AM | 31% |
| Route 22 | Middle School | 7:15 AM | 28% |
| Route 7 | High School | 6:58 AM | 24% |
| Route 31 | Elementary | 8:22 AM | 6% |
| Route 9 | Elementary | 8:45 AM | 4% |
All three high no-show routes serve secondary schools with pickups before 7:20 AM. Elementary routes averaging after 8:00 AM show no-show rates below 7% district-wide.
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A route efficiency question that should take minutes requires pulling data from your routing software, SIS, and a spreadsheet — then reconciling all three before you can start the analysis.
You can see who didn't board the bus, and who was absent from school — but connecting those two data points to identify transportation as the cause takes significant manual work.
By the time a route problem shows up in a weekly report, it's been affecting students for days. There's no early signal for rising no-show rates before they compound.
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Which routes are consistently running over capacity, and which are underutilized enough to consolidate?
Is there a correlation between bus no-show rates and chronic absenteeism at the school level?
What's our cost per rider this year compared to the last three years, broken down by route type?
Which schools have the highest percentage of eligible students not using transportation services?
Are our special education transportation costs in line with comparable districts?
Which routes have the most on-time deviation, and is it consistent or tied to specific days?
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